Category: NEWS

In a landmark decision, the Sapporo Family Court ruled that a requirement mandating transgender individuals to alter the appearance of their genitals to legally change their gender is unconstitutional ... ( read original story ...)

NEC Corporation ("NEC"), and NTT DATA Japan Corporation ("NTT DATA") today announced the pilot deployment of Unmanned Aircraft System Traffic Management ("UTM") system at Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, ... ( read original story ...)

One adult 9 a.m. entry ticket for Oct. 5, originally ¥7,500, was selling online for ¥59,000 — over seven times the official cost. ( read original story ...)

A survey shows that prices of used condominiums in central Tokyo continue to rise amid falling supplies of newly built units. The average topped 100 million yen, or about 680,000 dollars, for the ... ( read original story ...)

Sanae Takaichi, a contender to become Japan's first female prime minister, said the country's central bank is responsible for deciding specific means of monetary policy, refraining from repeating last ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's prime minister told the United Nations on Tuesday (Sep 23) that Tokyo's recognition of the State of Palestine was only a question of time, saying he was "indignant" at recent comments by ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru has called for a reform of the United Nations Security Council, and indicated Japan may recognize Palestinian statehood if Israel takes further actions to block a ... ( read original story ...)

The Tokyo International Film Festival is expanding its commitment to emerging talent with the launch of a new showcase section, Asian Students' Film Conference, featuring 15 under-60-minute films from ... ( read original story ...)

Osaka, who finished as runner-up in Montreal and reached the US Open semifinal, is seeded at a WTA 1000 tournament for the first time in years - she is the No. 12 seed. After a first-round bye, the ... ( read original story ...)

The Human Capability Development Program, a key initiative of Saudi Arabia's Vision 2030, organized a dialogue session on the Vision’s strategic framework as part of the Kingdom’s 95th National Day ... ( read original story ...)

This is a sponsored article with Doyanen Hotels.] If you were to ask one of 36.9 million people where they went for a vacation last year, your answer would be Japan. And setting aside the fact that ... ( read original story ...)

Handout photo Itchyworms — composed of Jugs Jugueta, Jazz Nicolas, Kelvin Yu, Chino Singson, Weckl Mercado, and Mikey Amistoso — is returning to Japan for their “Akin Ka ... ( read original story ...)

Take a look at the TGS 2025 schedule so you can see the upcoming presentations and announcements from developers and publishers. ( read original story ...)

Police allege that the suspect, Park Yong-jun, repeatedly stalked the victim, Bang Ji-won, and trespassed into her home in the days leading to her killing. ( read original story ...)

NOAH announced the arrival of the two wrestlers during the weekend. On last week’s NXT, Dempsey told Wren Sinclair that he was heading to Japan for a month and to hold the fort down, despite them ... ( read original story ...)

More than 1.3 million admission tickets for the World Exposition in Osaka remain unused, less than a month to go before the event end ... ( read original story ...)